Cao Hua

Cao Hua (曹華) was a Chinese noble woman member of the aristocrat Cao family during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han dynasty, She was the daughter of the warlord Cao Cao, the King of Cao Wei, and Lady Bian. She was a noble consort of Emperor Xian. Initially, her title was Furen (夫人); in 214, her title upgraded to Guiren (貴人)

Cao Hua
曹華
Guiren (貴人)
HouseHouse of Cao
DynastyHan Dynasty
FatherCao Cao
MotherEmpress Dowager Bian

Cao Hua was elected to serve Emperor Xian of Han in 213 along with her two elder sisters, Cao Jie and Cao Xian. The three sisters entered the imperial court as consorts of Emperor Xian, in an attempt by Cao Cao to control the emperor. Cao Hua was young at the time, so she entered the imperial court later than the other two sisters. In 215, after Empress Fu Shou was assassinated for plotting against Cao Cao,[1] he forced Emperor Xian to make Cao Jie an empress.[2][3]

There are no records of Cao Hua's life as Emperor Xian's consort, but her sister Cao Jie, who became empress, resisted the coup d'état orchestrated by her half-brother, Cao Pi. The coup d'état resulted in the downfall of Emperor Xian and the eventual fall of the Han dynasty in favor of stabilization of the Cao Wei state. After the fall of the Han dynasty, Emperor Xian was demoted to a duke and Cao Jie to a duchess.

Cao Hua's fate after the fall of the Han Dynasty is unknown.

References
  1. According to Liu Xie's biography in Book of the Later Han, Empress Fu was executed on the dingmao day of the 11th month of Jian'an 19. This corresponds to 8 Jan 215 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [(建安十九年)十一月丁卯，曹操杀皇后伏氏...] Houhanshu, vol. 09
  2. 《后汉书·卷十下·皇后纪第十下》. 建安十八年，操进三女宪、节、华为夫人，聘以束帛玄纁五万匹，小者待年于国。十九年，并拜为贵人。及伏皇后被弑，明年，立节为皇后。
  3. According to Liu Xie's biography in Book of the Later Han, Lady Cao was made empress on the jiazi day of the 1st month of Jian'an 20. This corresponds to 6 Mar 215 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [(建安)二十年春正月甲子，立贵人曹氏为皇后] Houhanshu, vol. 09

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